Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa

Overall, GVR is an amazing wedding venue. Firstly, the property is stunning and makes for a very good pictorial opportunity for plenty of different wedding photos all in one location. Our wedding was April 2022 on a Monday evening and it was literally perfect, down to the timeline. BEOs and emails were detailed and followed up on promptly. Majority of our communication was through Hava, London, and then Andrea over the year. Andrea was the behind-the-scenes hero of our wedding day, as was our wedding day-of-coordinator Kailey with Scheme Events. The day went so smoothly, everything was on time, and well-coordinated with our vendors. Andrea is super sweet and we really enjoyed communicating with her. We must also appreciate that GVR is very flexible with their space and catering. Do however, carefully read through contracts and review itemized calculations; beware of taxes and service fees that will increase end total. Piazza Grand staircase for the ceremony makes for epic wedding photos, cocktail hour on the Opium Terrace was flawless and Instagram worthy. Our photographers had the best time shooting photos at this venue. Poolside café for the reception was refreshing to have an open yet covered space when dancing all night (the plentiful palm tree lights in the backyard space at night---AMAZING). Not only did guests comment on the venue space, but raved the most about the FOOD—best wedding food anyone has had. Cocktail hour lambchops were the most talked about. Dinner- kale/quinoa, pasta salads, lobster bisque, plenty of sides were just as delicious as the entrees of sea bass (most talked about also), chicken surprisingly, and steak. Our wedding cake was beautifully tall as requested. Service was also amazing, and many of our guests commented how well they were taken care of during cocktail hour, dinner and open bar service. Overall, GVR provides a great wedding experience with their property, food and excellent customer service on the coordination and catering dept. We received many compliments from family, friends, vendors and random hotel guests. Thank you so much GVR for a wonderful experience!

They are NOT ready for the sheer volume of weddings that 2022 will bring. Their communication is absolutely TERRIBLE. If you are okay with waiting 1-2 weeks for ANY response or follow up, keep reading. If you are like any other normal human being, you will find that offensive, considering their Food and Beverage minimum is $16,000! What happened to responding within 24 hours, even if it was just a “I got your email and will get back to you soon”. My 3 stars are given because of how amazing the food and drinks were and because of the sheer beauty of the property. Everything else about this process was a disaster. At the end of the day, our wedding was perfect (10/16/2021) but it was because of the support of my vendors and family and from my hard work and planning. GVR did absolutely nothing to make my day special. I used Dare to Dream Events, LLC for my day of coordinator and planner. Ebony and Leah were amazing! Photographer was Nicole Hernandez. 2022 is going to be rough, so please look elsewhere. For being a high end hotel, GVR does not have what it takes. If you do nothing else, PLEASE only consider this venue if you have a wedding coordinator (with a team of at least 2 people, 3 preferred) AND please use Google Docs to record all meetings/conversations you have with them. Things WILL need to be TRIPLE checked and TRIPLE confirmed. I had multiple phone calls (> 2 hours in length) where NOTHING was recorded by them. Had I not kept "meeting minutes", the changes would not have been made. I am talking about things like ceremony layout, menu changes, reception layout & other important details. GVR is bound to make a mistake, and there is no way of knowing how big or small it will be. Ours was the fact they used the completely wrong tablecloth color (even though it was clearly written in our Event Document) and they served dinner later than promised. Also, we were supposed to have Astro lighting during our cocktail hour that never happened. At the end of the day, location and photography opportunities were our top priority. GVR satisfies and excels in that category. However, I would have greatly re considered our choice if I had only known the immense stress and agony they would create for the next 14 months of my life. The food was superb and incredible. Strangely, during our tasting (December 2019) we both felt very disappointed with the quality of the food. I do not know if they had a different chef at the time, but on our actual wedding day it was top of the line. Also, the complementary tasting only allows you to taste about 3 salads, 3 appetizers (hot or cold), 3 entrees and 3 cake flavors. So if you try something you do not like, you will not get to try anything else. I am going to include some prices in things we had -since it would have been nice to know myself. We chose the Ahi Nachos, Mozzarella and Tomato Shooters, Mini Sliders for our cocktail hour and the Salmon, Filet and Lobster for our Mains. We added a Sweet Potato and Rosemary Ravioli ($10pp) which was TO DIE FOR. DO NOT let them fool you in the beginning, they will be very responsive and helpful and friendly. Until they get you to sign a contract and have your money. I am going to try and keep this review on the Knot concise, but want to share ALL I went through to help others decide what is best for them. My more in depth Google Doc Review (link below): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CUc085ZAPhIkuraRqNz6sT6lRcDpcSH-Dfh1027-y6o/edit?usp=sharing

WOW! Where do I even begin with GVR? Let me first start with the venue itself - absolutely breathtaking. They have a multitude of gorgeous areas both inside and outside. My husband and I chose two outdoor venues.. the Grand Staircase (ceremony) and the Garden Amphitheater(reception). I couldn’t be more pleased with the support and attention we received from the GVR staff. We were guided through the entire wedding planning process from room blocks, vendor selections, menu options, timeline confirmations, and everything else that we needed assistance with. Not only does the GVR staff hold your hand the entire way through the wedding planning process.. they also include a wedding planner in their packages to step in about 30 days before the wedding and assist with last minute details. Let me tell you this was a lifesaver! A wedding planner wasn’t in our budget so I was so thankful that GVR included this as part of the package. It felt like we had an army on the wedding day making everything flawless. Ok the FOOD. This is not your average banquet food AT ALL. I told the chefs that my family likes southern and spicy and they hand crafted a menu to fit our style and tastes. Our family and friends are still talking about the food today! The level of care and attention to detail was unmatched. I truly felt the passion that the GVR staff has for their jobs and it reflected in our wedding day. I would highly recommend Green Valley for your entire wedding experience (rooms, rehearsal, and wedding). You will not regret it!

My husband and I had our wedding ceremony at Green Valley Ranch (GVR) outdoors in the amphitheater in July of 2021. Let me start off by saying, the grounds are absolutely beautiful and the photos turn out STUNNING. Unfortunately, my husband and I did not have a great experience having our ceremony there. In the beginning when we were inquiring about GVR, Hava (our wedding ceremony coordinator) was super helpful and answered questions promptly. Once we put a deposit down it was a complete 180. One thing I would like to acknowledge and that I am very grateful for was that Hava let us borrow their gold ceremony arch free of charge. Disappointingly, nothing else seemed to go our way. Everything that you could imagine going wrong during a wedding ceremony actually did. I’ll list some bullet points of what went wrong and if you’d like to read further you will see a detailed explanation for each in the link below. Unfortunately it went over the character amount to post on here. 1. Unaware that the amphitheater location at GVR does not have an option for the bride to walk down the aisle 2. One of your guests must press play for the music during your ceremony 3. Wedding coordinator does not know which dongle/adapter she has for certain devices to play ceremony music on so ask to see the dongle/adapter beforehand 4. Wedding guests were led to the wrong ceremony site—MOB had to direct guests to correct location 5. Microphones were not on during ceremony https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uhjfg7AOIc3CQcPrLvsXyGs-ZfIviRcteHUP1ghUwb0/edit?usp=sharing